Raymond Carver : a writer's life / Carol Sklenicka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sklenicka, Carol, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988.

Carver, Raymond.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 578 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Scribner, 2009.

Summary:

A profile of the late short-story master analyzes the myths and controversies attributed to his character and covers his struggles with alcohol, the role of a zealous editor in shaping his first collections, and his ability to portray the challenges of ordinary people.

Contents:

Part I Beginnings

1 Raymond Junior 3

2 Yakima Valley 10

3 Vocation 21

4 Cigarettes, Beer, Jazz 34

5 Crazy in Love 43

6 Furious Years 60

7 A Story of He and She 74

8 The Athens of the Midwest 87

Part II Search

9 Grinding and Sharpening 109

10 Were Those Actual Miles? 122

11 Luck 137

12 Reading Mark Twain in Tel Aviv 153

13 The Sixties End 166

14 A Friend in New York 179

Part III Success and Discontent

15 A Story in Esquire 201

16 The Illusion of Freedom 218

17 Astounding and Amazing Times 233

18 Drowning 250

19 Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? 268

Part IV Recovery

20 Celebrated and Homeless 293

21 Sobriety 311

22 Separation 323

23 Beginning, Again 336

24 What We Talk About When We Talk About Love 352

25 Fires 376

Part V Triumph

26 Cathedral 397

27 Where Water Comes Together with Other Water 413

28 Ultramarine 432

29 Where I'm Calling from 447

30 A New path to the Waterfall 450.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780743262453

074326245X

9780743262460

0743262468

9781439160589

1439160589

OCLC:

298777055